Chapter 5

Question 1

What parts of flight require more attention from the pilot

Answer 1

Take off / landing
Hovering
Specific predetermined tasks
Unplanned tasks

Question 2

What loads affect the aircraft’s serviceability and ultimate life

Answer 2

Manoeuvres
Ground -air -ground
Mass and centre of gravity
Cabin pressurisations
Control surface usage
Propulsion loads
Launch loads
Thermal and acoustic effects
Other aerodynamic effects

Question 3

What is the purpose of OBMS

Answer 3

Aircraft interrogate own systems
Provide info to Ground crew & air
Indication of failures
Permit systems to substitute another path to avert failure or effects of faults

Question 4

What are the three types of BITE

Answer 4

BIT
CBIT
IBIT

Question 5

What is BITE

Answer 5

Built in test equipment

Question 6

What is a black box

Answer 6

A high survivable recording device

Question 7

What are the types of media’s for Black box’s

Answer 7

Tape loop
Digital media
Overwrite the recording after a few hours

Question 8

What are the uses of input transducers

Answer 8

Microphones
Photo-electric cell
Potentiometer
Strain gauge
Peizo- electric device
Thermocouple

Question 9

How is the data recorded on transducers

Answer 9

Analogue , discrete , digital